The Twin Brothers

Ivan arches his eyebrows at his little sister. “Can I know why you haven’t called me these past few days?”

“I… been busy?” She grins.

He sighs. “At least call me, little sis. I can’t stop worrying about you. You know me kinda… not helping my worried ever.” Ivan takes a seat on his couch.

“Sorry, bubs.” She pouts while fixing her shoelaces. “But!! I have new friends and I made two!!!” Liana’s excited voice filled the phone.

“Oh really?” Ivan couldn’t hide his surprised voice. It is not that he wished or expect Darliana wouldn’t have a friend, but… due to her attitude, it might take a longer time to find a friend.

“Yes!! Guess what? They are twin!!” She giggles.

“I’m surprised, little sis. But well, I’m proud of you!!” The brother smiles. He was happy she got someone other than him, Jes, and their parents. “When I can meet a friend of yours?”

“Not yet, bubs. I will tell you when to meet them.” She locks her apartment door.

“Fine. If you say so. How was your work? Is everything fine? Did anyone bully you?” His tone to serious.

Liana knows her brother is kind of protective. He said, when their parents adopted her, he was beyond happy. He treated little Liana with so much care as if she was a glass with the label ‘fragile’.

“Nope. Everything is fine.” She smiles.

“You still stuttering while talking?”

She sighs. “Yeah. Maybe… when I am comfortable around them then I will stop stuttering.”

“That’s what the doctor said though.” Ivan chuckles.

“How was Jessica?” She raises a question. Now, she walking towards her workplace which is not far but maybe around 30 minutes like that. She loves walking because it is refreshing.

“She’s fine. Like always, arguing with me over Chase. That cat seems like take over my place!!” He whines.

“Oh please, Ivan.” She giggles. “You know how much Jessica loves cats. The love she have between you and the cat was different.” Liana states.

Ivan keeps switching the channel with a pout. How much he wants to get rid of that cat. Before this, he let him wander around the lot and end up missing him. He’s so happy. Not for Jessica though. She was furious and go back to her mother’s place for a month not until Ivan found her cat. From that, he learns his lesson.

“I gotta go. Say hi to Jes and Chase.” She tease him a bit. She can hear him mutter ‘if I want.

“Whatever. Take care, little sis!!” Ivan said before hanging up.

When she hung up, sighs escaped her lips. With so much anxiety in herself, she continues to walk.

Soon she arrives, she saw Leonardo go out of his fancy car. This time, he wore casual clothes. White t-shirt with black ripped jeans. Her eyes couldn’t take away from him. If he’s not scary, maybe girls probably fangirling him and surrounding him. But for Liana, she doesn’t know she has the right to do anything toward him.

Her gaze went down to his–

“No!! Naughty, Liana!!” She scolds herself.

Her breath hitched when their eyes met. The cold blue eyes shone in happiness when saw her even though his face was just blank. Liana was too busy with her thought until she didn’t realize Leo already standing in front of her.

“Good morning, little one.” His quiet yet deep voice spoke, snapping Liana out of her thought.

“G–Good mor–morning.” She back to her habit, of fiddling with the sweater.

Leo’s eyes wander from her head to toe. He couldn’t help but admire her innocent appearance. With her wearing a white crop top sweater but not too short, maybe reaching her abdomen. Her floral flowy long skirt and her cute backpack.

“Adorable.” He mumbles.

“Huh?”

“What time is your lunch break?” Leo covers his word just now.

“May–Maybe a–around…. uhh… 12:30? Dep–Depend on…. h–how bu–busy I am.” She answers without looking at him.

“Wait for me.” He said.

“W–What?” She frowns, this time, her doe eyes staring into him. “W–Why…?”

“I and Enzo will bring you to get lunch,” Leo said before he rubbed her hair on the back and walks away.

Leaving the girl behind, with jaw drops. She holds her string bag as she watches Leo walk into the company but not before he gives her a small smile. She doesn’t understand why this guy and his twin want to be her friend? Or more like a bodyguard? Since the incident of yesterday.

She takes a deep breath and walks into the company.

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Daisy watches the big sister doing her work. She just leans on the small window of the pantry with her elbow on it and her hands cupping her face. Her desserts were so delicious and sweet. The way her long brown hair bounced and her sweet appearance, her loose bun hair, and cream on her cheeks can make any guy stop their work.

Is it weird for a young girl to admire a girl?

More like inspired.

She put one big tray inside the oven and sighed in tired. As she turns around, she yelps in shock to see Daisy staring at her. “Umm…. y–yes?” Hearing no response from the youngest, she gulps and looks down. “I–Is there… any–anything… wrong?”

“You are so pretty, don’t you know it?” Daisy arches her eyebrows.

Her sudden words make the girl flustered. “I… I–I uhh…”

“Seem like you lost your words.” She chuckles. “Anyway, where are you yesterday? You didn’t come to work. A lot of people were sad when they saw none of your desserts.” Daisy straightened her back and stretch her back.

“Oh. Um… I… I ta–take… a-a day o-o-off.” She lied.

“Hmm. Are you sure? You look unsure.”

“I–I’m su–sure.” She nods.

Daisy just stares at her. Then, she shrugs her shoulder. “Do you want to get lunch with me? It’s almost lunchtime.” She checks her watch.

As much as she wants, she can’t. Liana was still nervous around this girl even though she tries her best to be her friend. But, something hit her. Leo wants to have lunch with her.

“I–”

The door opens and reveals Leonardo. His hand in his pocket. When his eyes met someone he had been dying to met, he slightly smile. Meanwhile, Daisy has a shocked look from the pantry’s small window.

“Are you ready, little one?” He walks towards her.

“I.. I–I uhh…” Liana looks away to find her bag. When she found it, she grabs it and nods vigorously at him. “I–I’m… ready.” She shyly said.

Leo tilted his head with a smirk. “Let’s go then.” He pulls his hand out for her. The little girl didn’t know but she feel brave to hold his hand. Maybe because she felt safe?

Maybe.

His big hand-held the soft yet tiny hand in him before bringing her out. Liana looked behind making eye contact with Daisy whose jaws dropped. They reach the fancy car.

“Get in.” Leo opens the car door.

Soon Liana gets in, someone was already there. Enzo smirked at her, “Hey, baby. How was your day?” He asks. The car door close and the car start to drive.

“I–It fin–fine.” She fiddled with her fingers.

“What inside your bag, baby?” Enzo tries to make a conversation while his twin just listens.

Liana opens her cute bag. “It… n-nothing. Just my–my i-inhaler… wallet uhhh… wa–water bott–bottle.” She said without looking at her as she focus inside her bag.

“Are you sure you are not forgetting something?” He asks with a smirk.

“N–No?”

Enzo turns around to get something behind the seat. While the girl looked at him with confusion. She turns to the other twin with a questioning look. But for Leo, it is too adorable. He couldn’t help but give her a small smile and caress her cheeks with his knuckles.

“Here.” Enzo’s voice makes her turn to him back. She gasps in happiness at the same time in shock. There’s rabbit stuffie that she slept with at Enzo’s house before. “You left him alone, baby. Besides, I bought it for you even if it was just randomly.”

“I uhh…” The girl wants to hold it because it can make her warmth.

“You don’t want him or her–whatever gender it is.” He asks her again.

Liana knows this is lame in other people’s eyes. Well, which adult is still sleeping with stuffie and bringing them, holding them everywhere they go? Which adult is considered stuffie can help them with comfort? She nibbled her lips as she looks down. It’s lame and embarrassing. Leonardo who saw the reaction of this girl, start to feel a little bit annoyed.

“I hope you are not thinking what I’m thinking.” Leo spokes.

“W–What?”

Leo let out a quiet sigh. “Ignore people thought. They don’t have any right to judge you or change what you like. If you want to bring that stuffie everywhere even sleep with it, it’s up to you. If that’s how you seek comfort. Everyone has their own way of it.” This is her first time hearing Leo spokes the long sentence.

“Baby, what Leo said was right. In this world, might have a lot of judges. Maybe some of them we can pay attention to it and maybe some of them can’t.” Enzo agreed. He brings the bunny stuffie closer to that girl. “You still want it? Is okay if you don’t want it, baby. We wouldn’t force you. We just want you to feel comfortable.”

Their words somehow make Liana feel a little bit relaxed. A smile appeared on her face as she grabs the bunny slowly. Her fingers slowly touched the soft fur of that bunny stuffie. She brings that thing to her arms, feeling cuddly.

“Good girl. Such a pretty baby, aren’t you? What are you gonna name it, little baby?” Enzo asks.

“Hmm… Bunbun.” She answers with a smile. It might be a common name but she loves that name. Besides, it is the only name she can come up with.

“Bunbun it is.” He nods.

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They end up at the one of cafes Liana always went to. She can’t help but bounce a little bit in her seat. The two guys have amused expressions watching this girl.

“You said you met Adam here?” Enzo asks.

“Y–Yup. He… H–He’s the–the one… w-who uhhh… o–offer t-t-the job.” She answers timidly.

“Thanks to him then,” Leo mutters before looking outside the window.

Soon the car park, they went out. Leo got a phone call so he told them to go first. Enzo pulls out his hand to the girl not going to scare her by holding her hand without permission. Maybe he did before so he try to control himself.

“Let’s go?” He smirks.

Liana with blushing to hold his hand.

The bell ring when they open the door. Everyone who was inside the cafe was shocked to see the mafia enter this cafe with a little girl beside him. Enzo ignores the stare but Liana is too busy to find one of her favorite people. When she found it, she gasps in happiness.

“Mr. John!!!” Her hands slip out of Enzo’s grip which makes him annoyed but he controls himself. Since she’s not there yet. “How are you, Mr. John?” Liana grins at him.

“Oh, dear. I’m fine. What about you?” The old man smiles lovely at her.

“I’m fine as usual!!” She nods.

Enzo walks slowly to them with his hands inside his pocket. What he knows is, that these old men are probably close with Liana. His eyes slowly met Enzo’s blue eyes that could kill anyone.

“L–Liana. Arr–Are you coming with h-him?” Mr. John asks while trying to hide his fear.

Liana look behind and saw Enzo already looking at her. “Mhmm. He’s my bodyguard!!” She jokes.

Bodyguard?

Enzo looks at the girl with amusement.

“You what?” Leo appeared out of nowhere.

The old man gasps in shock to see his other twin are there. One thing is for sure, those two came here with Liana. But, what do they want from this sweet yet innocent girl? He felt worried about Liana.

“M–My bod–bodyguard.” She sheepishly said.

He smirks and bends down to her height. “So we aren’t your friend?”

“B–Both!!”

“So… g-gentlemen.” Mr. John almost got a heart attack when the twin move their attention to him slowly. Their expression changes so fast from soft to stern. “What can I–I get for you?”

“My usual lunch set, Mr. John.” Liana answers.

“Sure, sweetie.” He smiles.

She does not stutter. Enzo thought.

“How about…” The old men mention the twin.

“My bodyguard will have the same with me. I’m sure they will like it!!” She states. How brave this girl is and how special she is to the twin. The thought ran into everyone’s mind.

“Sure, sweetie. I will ask Cyron to send it to you.” He said, giving her his sweet smile before going back to the kitchen.

Leo put his hand on the girl’s back to usher her to the empty table. The two guys sat opposite her. Now, she is back to the timid version. The two guys exchange looks and notice her changing behavior with them. With Mr. John, she didn’t even stutter but with them, yes. That’s means, she will be bubbly with someone she close and comfortable with.

“Baby, are you comfortable with us?” Enzo asks.

“A–A l–little…” She answers.

Bingo.

“Tell us if you feel uncomfortable, okay?” Leo asks. She nods with a small smile on her face. “Such a good girl, aren’t you? Everything will be fine. We might go too fast with you but we will try to slow down for you, little one.” He reassured her.

Liana lifted her gaze with a grin. “You–You both… r–really… a good f–friend and… b-bodyguard!!”

The twin didn’t care to be her friend or bodyguards as long as they could be with her.